Dat
[dæt]
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing them on their parent trees, signifies prosperity and happy union; but to eat them as prepared for commerce, they are omens of want and distress.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A fruit commonly plucked from the Family Tree and spread on the leaves of history. (Dist. bet. Dates and Peaches, which are often associated).
Editor: Orville
Examples
- Old Uncle Peter sung both de legs out of dat oldest cheer, last week, suggested Mose. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- My Inglese frend tell to me afterwards dat Inglant is most célébere fore her agriculture! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- How voud it be in possibility to flock such fine fellow as dat? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Miss Phelia; dat ar an't no way for ladies to do. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Mas'r, let me lone for dat, said Sambo, I'll tree de coon. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Yer mind dat ar great chicken pie I made when we guv de dinner to General Knox? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Berry nice man, dat Mas'r Jones was. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Von vare fine orishinal of dis, von fine copee of dat, an dis ting, an oter ting, and I den vos pay agen: an ven I go in, dese ting are all exécrable! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Missis has spilt lots dat ar way, said Dinah, coming uneasily to the drawers. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Sartin, said Sam, dat's de idee. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- What's dat ar book, any way? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I hope none our family ever be brought to dat ar, while I 's got hands. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Lord, Mas'r'll have hard work to get dat out o' him! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Missis don't want dis yer Mas'r Haley to get Lizy's boy; dat's de go! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Now I think on 't, I think I hearn 'em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Editor: Nancy